Between January and September 2026, Mozambique exported 64 consignments of sesame to the European Union and Japan, with no rejections recorded in either market.
A total of 6,400 tonnes were exported, of which 1,400 tonnes went to the European Union, across 33 consignments, and 5,000 tonnes to Japan, across 31 consignments.
Mozambique’s total sesame exports to all destinations during the January-to-September period stood at 48,915 tonnes, with no returns recorded, according to the available data.
This result was achieved for the first time in the past five years, following the rejection of 14 consignments of Mozambican origin in the two markets over the previous three years.
By contrast, during the period under review, the European Union recorded 56 rejections of imported sesame and Japan recorded nine, associated with the presence of Salmonella, pesticide residues and aflatoxins.
Among the countries of origin of the rejected products, Nigeria stood out with 31 cases, followed by India with 12, Sudan with 11 and Tanzania with five, according to data from the European Union’s Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) and Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), covering January to September 2026.
The result reflects progress in quality control and export traceability, associated with the mandatory pre-shipment digital certification introduced by the government through the Mozambique Cotton and Oilseeds Institute (IAOM, IP), and the monitoring of operations through the Electronic Single Window (JUE).
These measures aim to strengthen compliance of national products with international market requirements, safeguard producers’ access to more remunerative markets and consolidate Mozambique’s reputation as a reliable supplier with traceability capacity for its
Source: Ministério da Agricultura, Ambiente e Pescas / Press Release